Jerome Kern
Jerome David Kern (January 27, 1885 – November 11, 1945) was an American composer of musical theatre and popular music. One of the most important American theatre composers of the early 20th century, he wrote more than 700 songs, used in over 100 stage works, including such classics as "Ol' Man River", "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man", "A Fine Romance", "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes", "The Song Is You", "All the Things You Are", "The Way You Look Tonight" and "Long Ago (and Far Away)". He collaborated with many of the leading librettists and lyricists of his era, including George Grossmith Jr., Guy Bolton, P. G. Wodehouse, Otto Harbach, Oscar Hammerstein II, Dorothy Fields, Johnny Mercer, Ira Gershwin and Yip Harburg.
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| Full name at birth | Jerome David Kern
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| Claim to fame | Show Boat
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| Date of birth | 27 January 1885
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| Place of birth | New York City, New York
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| Date of death | 11 November 1945
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| Age | 60 (age at death)
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| Place of death | New York City, New York
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| Cause of death | cerebral hemorrhage
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| Resting place | Ferncliff Cemetery and Mausoleum, Hartsdale, Westchester County, New York, USA
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Jerome Kern is known for his role in the film Show Boat (1951) as based on the immortal musical play "Show Boat" by.
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